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is it too soon to be campaigning after superstorm sandy? you can click yes, they should focus on helping storm victims, or, no, the election is just a few days away. we're going to share your responses later in the hour. >>> superstorm sandy's impact on politics just a small hiccup compared to the tragedy that many people are now trying to overcome. >> it's rough. emotionally it's devastating. >> i'm going -- >> we'll take a look at all the damage. i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversification. choices. my own ideas. ishares. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for t
is it too soon to be campaigning after superstorm sandy? you can click yes, they should focus on helping storm victims, or, no, the election is just a few days away. we're going to share your responses later in the hour. >>> superstorm sandy's impact on politics just a small hiccup compared to the tragedy that many people are now trying to overcome. >> it's rough. emotionally it's devastating. >> i'm going -- >> we'll take a look at all the damage. i'm a conservative...
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president obama visited new jersey to see firsthand the damage from superstorm sandy. the president and governor chris christie flew in marine one to see the devastation. what they saw were homes destroyed and streets still under water. president obama promised the government would do whatever it can to help storm victims. >> we'll follow up to make sure you get all the help you need until you rebuild. >> reporter: not far away the search for traps or missing people on staten island continued. nypd rescued six people from roof troops on wednesday. there are signs of life is returning to normal in new york city. all three airports are open as of today as is the new york stock exchange and broadway shows. problems still persist. traffic in the city is nothing short of a nightmare without public transportation wednesday manhattan streets were clogged with people trying to get back to work. there's some good news. subway and train service is starting up again today at least on a limited basis. >> i am declaring a transportation emergency. >> reporter: mayor bloomberg is ma
president obama visited new jersey to see firsthand the damage from superstorm sandy. the president and governor chris christie flew in marine one to see the devastation. what they saw were homes destroyed and streets still under water. president obama promised the government would do whatever it can to help storm victims. >> we'll follow up to make sure you get all the help you need until you rebuild. >> reporter: not far away the search for traps or missing people on staten island...
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new this morning as we track the path of superstorm sandy. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley, good morning, everybody. let's get you right to the latest on that storm. at least 16 people are dead as sandy continues to make its assault on the northeast. that storm simply slamming the coast with a 13-foot surge of sea water in new york city, causing flooding and power failures everywhere. electricity out for millions of customers up and down that coast. nbc's daniel lee has new pictures and video from superstorm sandy and the impact on the entire east coast. >> reporter: across the northeast, violent waves toppled over sea walls, threatening coastal communities. sandy sent a record 13-foot storm surge into new york city flooding tunnels, subways and streets. >> this is a once in a long time storm. the surge is very high. >> reporter: at a medical center a blown generator forced emergency evacuations. in atlantic city, new jersey, floodwater destroyed part of the famous boardwalk. the national guard rescued two dozen p
new this morning as we track the path of superstorm sandy. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley, good morning, everybody. let's get you right to the latest on that storm. at least 16 people are dead as sandy continues to make its assault on the northeast. that storm simply slamming the coast with a 13-foot surge of sea water in new york city, causing flooding and power failures everywhere. electricity out for millions of customers up and down that coast. nbc's...
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we follow the recovery from superstorm sandy. what to do? you're standing there doing the story and then you hear this behind you. >> incredible pictures. looks like the firefighters made it on the scene quickly. right now we want to check in with chip reid, he's in summers point, new jersey where people are starting to return to their homes this morning. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and gayle. i am standing in summers point. this is the story of two towns, two neighboring towns. summers point was hit pretty hard by hurricane sandy here on the mainland of new jersey. out there across the bay is ocean city, new jersey which sits on a fragile narrow barrier island. and that is where sandy hit first. summers point, new jersey is ten miles down the road from a devastated atlantic city. >> half of summers point in our backyard. our entire dock. our shed came down. devastating. >> reporter: the storm destroyed the town's beloved fishing pier, the pavilion now sits in the bay. an emergency responder here for 36 years said it
we follow the recovery from superstorm sandy. what to do? you're standing there doing the story and then you hear this behind you. >> incredible pictures. looks like the firefighters made it on the scene quickly. right now we want to check in with chip reid, he's in summers point, new jersey where people are starting to return to their homes this morning. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and gayle. i am standing in summers point. this is the story of two towns,...
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hence the name superstorm sandy. thanks, ivan. sandy is crippling not only the new england area, as you saw right there, also causing some problems. the superstorm is causing massive flooding, especially along parts of delaware's coast. that's where we find gary tuchman tuchman. we know it's cold, with windy, what else is going on there? >> reporter: we know you rohobeth because you're from delaware, and people from washington come here over the summer. the good news for the tourists and especially people that live here year-round is that delaware appears to have done very well. >> the rain looks like it's going to stop for the first time in two days. there's a lot of concern here. grave concern over the last couple of days. because it appeared that this hurricane was heading directly towards here. the delmarva pennsylvania, and it's called delmarva because parts of three states are on the peninsula, delaware, maryland, virginia. it's very flat, very little natural protection for storms to come from the atlantic ocean. so, there w
hence the name superstorm sandy. thanks, ivan. sandy is crippling not only the new england area, as you saw right there, also causing some problems. the superstorm is causing massive flooding, especially along parts of delaware's coast. that's where we find gary tuchman tuchman. we know it's cold, with windy, what else is going on there? >> reporter: we know you rohobeth because you're from delaware, and people from washington come here over the summer. the good news for the tourists and...
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the president being briefed on this superstorm sandy. you can see the daylight hours there at the time. it was hurricane sandy making landfall roughly 8:00 p.m. in the new jersey, new york area. and here the president is with his team getting briefed. >> and you know, for days we've been talking about how big this storm could be, the potential for this storm. and it lived up to all of the estimates. and it lived up to all of the forecasts of being a behemoth, and it's still happening right now. unfortunately, sandy is as bad as it is, maybe even worse than some thought. damage estimated to be in the billions. you can see here the power of the storm in new jersey. scenes from hoboken. this car crushed. at least 13 people dead in new york alone. 6.5 million people without power. 23 states under high wind warnings and advisories of some sort. and cnn estimates that the damage from just the wind, not the water, just the wind, above $3 billion. and remember the storm has already killed 67 people in the caribbean. >> and then take a look at th
the president being briefed on this superstorm sandy. you can see the daylight hours there at the time. it was hurricane sandy making landfall roughly 8:00 p.m. in the new jersey, new york area. and here the president is with his team getting briefed. >> and you know, for days we've been talking about how big this storm could be, the potential for this storm. and it lived up to all of the estimates. and it lived up to all of the forecasts of being a behemoth, and it's still happening...
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. >> welcome back to our special coverage of the aftermath of superstorm sandy. i am in toms river, new jersey, on the hard-hit new jersey coastline. we're going to take you now to manhattan, still struggling to recover. sinlt ya mcfadden is at one of new york city's major hospitals where evacuations of the sick are currently under way. cynthia? >> good evening, terry. that's right. well, new york began to wobble back to her feet today. the new york stock exchange opened and some buses are running, but i am standing in front of the third major hospital to shut down since the storm. this is the legendary bellevue. yesterday, when they began the evacuation, there were 725 patients inside. tonight, there are still about 200 patients inside, along with 200 members of the national guard, who are helping carry them down, sometimes as many as 18 stories. you know, we began the day here but we spent much of it in yet another community where the devastation is still to be fully unpacked. a community just outside of new york, the rockaways. this morning, the word went out.
. >> welcome back to our special coverage of the aftermath of superstorm sandy. i am in toms river, new jersey, on the hard-hit new jersey coastline. we're going to take you now to manhattan, still struggling to recover. sinlt ya mcfadden is at one of new york city's major hospitals where evacuations of the sick are currently under way. cynthia? >> good evening, terry. that's right. well, new york began to wobble back to her feet today. the new york stock exchange opened and some...
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call now. >>> welcome back to our continuing coverage of superstorm sandy. we've been seeing a number of rescues out on -- aviation rescues to tell you about. at least 50 people in the u.s. have died we know from this superstorm. we're learning more about one of the victims, the ship sank off the coast of north carolina monday, coast guard says she died after being swept overboard in the storm. she was a former miss alaska. her true dream was living the sea faring life, one of her tweets says i'm in love with my ship. she joined the crew in hopes of educating children. she is remembered here by her aunt. >> she just was always busy and active at things. and just had the bounding dry dock, i didn't know it was back out to sea especially with this weather coming in. >> and we're just learning more and more about some of these victims. our coverage continues in just a moment. be right back. [ female announcer ] nature exists on the grandest scale... ♪ ...and in the tiniest details. ♪ and sometimes both. nature valley granola thins pack the big taste of gran
call now. >>> welcome back to our continuing coverage of superstorm sandy. we've been seeing a number of rescues out on -- aviation rescues to tell you about. at least 50 people in the u.s. have died we know from this superstorm. we're learning more about one of the victims, the ship sank off the coast of north carolina monday, coast guard says she died after being swept overboard in the storm. she was a former miss alaska. her true dream was living the sea faring life, one of her...
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at least 56 people in the united states have died as a result of superstorm sandy. here in the tristate area, 36 of them. anderson cooper has a look at some of the victims' stories. >> reporter: jessie and her close friend, jacob vogelman were out for what her family says was a quick walk monday night. they were walking her dog, max. neighbors say an enormous tree suddenly was uprooted by the force of the storm and pinned them both beneath its weight. jessie was the daughter of john kest, the executive director of a new york city advocacy group, new york communities for change. on its website today, jessie was eulogized as an amazing young woman. she was just 24 years old. her dog, max, was hurt by survived. lauren abraham was a makeup artist, also 24, in her queens neighborhood of richmond hill, the storm brought down a power line and it began to spark. the streets were drenched with rain and somehow lauren touched the line, according to police. rescuers were unable to reach her for half an hour. on the flood-ravaged streets of staten island, an off duty police off
at least 56 people in the united states have died as a result of superstorm sandy. here in the tristate area, 36 of them. anderson cooper has a look at some of the victims' stories. >> reporter: jessie and her close friend, jacob vogelman were out for what her family says was a quick walk monday night. they were walking her dog, max. neighbors say an enormous tree suddenly was uprooted by the force of the storm and pinned them both beneath its weight. jessie was the daughter of john kest,...
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. ♪ >>> welcome back to our continuing coverage of superstorm sandy. aaron herman walked around his neighborhood, capturing some of the destruction he saw following the superstorm. let's watch. >> devastation in white plains, where literally trees are ripped from its roots. >> amazing stuff. first, irene, now sandy. for two consecutive years, costly deadly hurricanes hit the northeast. we're hear a lot of people say if irene was a wake-up call, sandy is a bucket of water that should snap us all to attention. let's listen to andrew cuomo, the governor of new york. >> there has been a series of extreme weather incidents. anyone that is not a political statement, that is not a factual statement. anyone who says there is not a dramatic change in weather patterns, i think is denying reality. and i would like to say that this is probably the last occurrence we will have. i don't believe that. >> cuomo went on to say new york now seems to get a 100 year flood every two years. joining me now is ben strauss, the chief operating officer and director of the progr
. ♪ >>> welcome back to our continuing coverage of superstorm sandy. aaron herman walked around his neighborhood, capturing some of the destruction he saw following the superstorm. let's watch. >> devastation in white plains, where literally trees are ripped from its roots. >> amazing stuff. first, irene, now sandy. for two consecutive years, costly deadly hurricanes hit the northeast. we're hear a lot of people say if irene was a wake-up call, sandy is a bucket of water...
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. >>> as superstorm sandy battering the east coast, we also have snow. >> you're a well-known storm chaser, in elkin, west virginia, in the middle of hurricanes, tornadoes, what else. what do you make from this experience? >> this is the most unusual storm i've ever chased. we'll probably never see anything like it again in our lifetime. if we do, it must have something to do with the climate change because we haven't seen anything like this in recorded history. basically when a worm core tropical cyclone, a strong hurricane, emerges with midlat tut cyclone creating the monster, a nor'easter on steroids. you inject it with tropical moisture and it goes nuts. >> in terms of the scale and impact, is it the biggest storm the northeast has ever seen? >> i think it might be, especially in term of geographicical size and scope of those impacts. one thing, when a hurricane does miss with jeff trough is it will expand in size. so, warm car tropical cyclone it's more impact. impacted with the polar stream jet stream that's when it expands and tropical force winds were out, 500 miles or more. a very
. >>> as superstorm sandy battering the east coast, we also have snow. >> you're a well-known storm chaser, in elkin, west virginia, in the middle of hurricanes, tornadoes, what else. what do you make from this experience? >> this is the most unusual storm i've ever chased. we'll probably never see anything like it again in our lifetime. if we do, it must have something to do with the climate change because we haven't seen anything like this in recorded history. basically...
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superstorm sandy, we know this one, postponing campaigning for a few days. mitt romney and president obama prepare to get back on the campaign trail with the election less than a week away. latest jobs numbers due out this friday. fox news contributors monica crowley and doug schoen join us to let us know what we can expect from the candidates as we head into the homestretch. doug, being presidential today, touring with governor christie is this a positive for the president? >> this is a huge positive, cheryl. the bottom line one thing president obama is lacking recently, i would think monica would agree with me, leadership. showing leadership in a bipartisan day the day after the worst ravages of a storm have been felt is hugely beneficial short-term plus for the president. and i think he would hope that he will have visuals, opportunities like this, each and every day up to election day. ashley: monica, the incouple been the bounce on the leadership that doug talks about, is it a valid thing? does this work to the president's advantage? >> look, it is very
superstorm sandy, we know this one, postponing campaigning for a few days. mitt romney and president obama prepare to get back on the campaign trail with the election less than a week away. latest jobs numbers due out this friday. fox news contributors monica crowley and doug schoen join us to let us know what we can expect from the candidates as we head into the homestretch. doug, being presidential today, touring with governor christie is this a positive for the president? >> this is a...
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he canceled because of superstorm sandy. at times yesterday during his visit in florida he used a softer tone in his campaign message. >> that's one of the great characteristics of our people. we come together in times of trial. this is one of those times for millions of people in our country. do your very best in your prayers, your thoughts and with your funds, if you can. in seven days the whole nation is going to come together. in seven days after the election is over, we're going to come together and do the work that needs to be done. >> romney's softer tone did not last long. did he attack the president over his response to the killing of four americans in benghazi, libya. >>> the jobs report, tomorrow's number from the labor department will be the last one we'll get before the election. but we've already gotten an advance indicator this morning. payroll numbers. and the woman in the know, alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. so, share. >> reporter: adp says private employers added 158,000 jobs in october. th
he canceled because of superstorm sandy. at times yesterday during his visit in florida he used a softer tone in his campaign message. >> that's one of the great characteristics of our people. we come together in times of trial. this is one of those times for millions of people in our country. do your very best in your prayers, your thoughts and with your funds, if you can. in seven days the whole nation is going to come together. in seven days after the election is over, we're going to...
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we're calling it superstorm sandy. the next 48 hours conditions will improve but it is going to take weeks if not months to recover from the damage. we had a record storm surge, almost 14 feet in new york. we had a report of a wave at 32 feet high and we still have lots of runway damage, so check ahead with your carrier throughout the day if you're trying to fly anywhere. >>> here in our neck of the woods we're just tracking a little fog. give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely. if you've lived here for any time, you know how to drive in the fog. 77 in livermore. the sun will be out by noon. 71 in fremont and 72 degrees in redwood city. by 2:00 p.m. tuesday, full sunshine over the greats bay area. that rain arrives late wednesday into thursday. if you're counting on showers for your halloween plans, i don't think it's necessary except for places north of novato. the showers arrive around 11:00 p.m. in san francisco and it pushes south by friday morning. 76 degrees on saturday, 81 degrees on sunday
we're calling it superstorm sandy. the next 48 hours conditions will improve but it is going to take weeks if not months to recover from the damage. we had a record storm surge, almost 14 feet in new york. we had a report of a wave at 32 feet high and we still have lots of runway damage, so check ahead with your carrier throughout the day if you're trying to fly anywhere. >>> here in our neck of the woods we're just tracking a little fog. give yourself plenty of time to reach your...
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back with bill karins with the latest on superstorm sandy. you're watching msnbc. >>> welcome back to msnbc's continuing coverage of superstorm sandy. i'm chris jansing. here is the latest. the death toll is climbing. at least 16 people are now confirmed dead as a result of hurricane sandy. flooding and damage are extensive. 7.1 million homes and businesses are without power up and down the eastern seaboard. now, keep in mind that one home is considered a customer, so you can easily add millions more to the number of people who are without power. 170 firefighters here in new york are battling a four-alarm fire in breezy point, queens. more than 50 homes have been destroyed. and new york city subway system remains shut down after extensive flooding. on the phone now aaron donovan, a spokesman for the metropolitan transit authority. good morning. >> good morning. >> what's the latest you can tell us on the situation and how widespread it seems to be? >> well, the new york city system, subway system is shut down. this is a level of devastation t
back with bill karins with the latest on superstorm sandy. you're watching msnbc. >>> welcome back to msnbc's continuing coverage of superstorm sandy. i'm chris jansing. here is the latest. the death toll is climbing. at least 16 people are now confirmed dead as a result of hurricane sandy. flooding and damage are extensive. 7.1 million homes and businesses are without power up and down the eastern seaboard. now, keep in mind that one home is considered a customer, so you can easily...
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grab one today. >>> superstorm sandy knocked trees into homes. this morning homeowners dealing with lots of downed trees. >> some caused major damage to homes in our area. our own melanie aldwick is live in laurel with more on the storm's damage. melanie, tell us what you're seeing there. >>reporter: tony, here we are see some fluctuating power outages here in the city of laurel. and, yes, as we made our way around these parts early this morning, several incidents where we had trees on top of homes, including one on couldn'ti road in laurel. that happened around 6:00 last night really in the height of the storm, just a massive tree coming down on top of a home, doing a lot of damage to the roof. now, we're told that nobody was injured, but the people inside did have to leave quickly. they're dealing with an expensive repair, and that is the situation in at least three other homes around the laurel area today. the city of laurel itself had about a dozen large trees come down, some hitting homes, some hitting cars, some just blocking roadways, so t
grab one today. >>> superstorm sandy knocked trees into homes. this morning homeowners dealing with lots of downed trees. >> some caused major damage to homes in our area. our own melanie aldwick is live in laurel with more on the storm's damage. melanie, tell us what you're seeing there. >>reporter: tony, here we are see some fluctuating power outages here in the city of laurel. and, yes, as we made our way around these parts early this morning, several incidents where we...
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many commuter rails are still out of service from this superstorm, sandy. in hoboken, new jersey, duracell employees hand out baltries to residents and let those without power use charging stations. >>> in jersey city, a man holds after her mom's power stopped running while waiting in line for gasoline. >>> we have been hearing endless stories of destruction in the days since sandy struck but now only now are we putting names and faces with those who lost their lives in this storm and the heartwrenching stories that go with them. lisa sylvester joins us. >> 88 dead from sandy. but behind each one of those numbers is someone's story. someone who lost their life that day and they ranged in ages from 2 years old to 90 years old. matthew's pastor says the 8-year-old was going as ironman for halloween. but matthew never got that chance. he died monday outside his home. matthew ran out to check on calves the fanlally was raising on their farm when a tree limb fell on him. the family's pastor. >> it wasn't even raining and he had just run out and i saw the tree, i
many commuter rails are still out of service from this superstorm, sandy. in hoboken, new jersey, duracell employees hand out baltries to residents and let those without power use charging stations. >>> in jersey city, a man holds after her mom's power stopped running while waiting in line for gasoline. >>> we have been hearing endless stories of destruction in the days since sandy struck but now only now are we putting names and faces with those who lost their lives in this...
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president obama has had to focus his attention to the federal government's response to superstorm sandy. leaving the campaign trail to surrogates. but today, he's back for the final sprint. the action picks up again with both candidates on the trail. president obama visits wisconsin, nevada and colorado for the first campaign since sandy hit. >> we can't go on the we're on. we can't change course in america if we keep on attacking each other. we've got to come together and get america on track again. >> reporter: the race is still a dead-heat. the daily abc news/"washington post" tracking poll show the candidates tied among likely voters at 49%. the same poll found president obama's response to the superstorm positively. 78% say mr. obama's handling the situation excellent or good. the president toured storm-ravaged new jersey with republican governor chris christie. >> hang in there. >> reporter: the governor, usually one of the president's harshest critics had nothing but find words for him. >> he's worked closely with me. and i can't thank the president enough for his personal concer
president obama has had to focus his attention to the federal government's response to superstorm sandy. leaving the campaign trail to surrogates. but today, he's back for the final sprint. the action picks up again with both candidates on the trail. president obama visits wisconsin, nevada and colorado for the first campaign since sandy hit. >> we can't go on the we're on. we can't change course in america if we keep on attacking each other. we've got to come together and get america on...
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superstorm sandy has crippled that system. there is catastrophic damage to underground tracks and equipment. the mta says it is too early to tell whether full service will return and be fixed. millions of commuters use the system every day. commuters relied on buses, cars and cabs if you were lucky enough to find them. there was gridlock as bad as we have ever seen. look at a live shot of columbus circle south of central park on the west side. central park still remained closed. it has been like this all day. one of the reasons is that crane is still dangling over 57th street and that is creating the massive traffic jam around the circle. jason joins me from the queensboro bridge. i talked to you earlier today and most people have given up trying to get a vehicle they were walking. >> oh, yeah, it has been a frustrating day for thousands of commuters making their way across the bridge. you can look through the traffic people still making their way at this hour even at 8:00. it is the only way for a lot of these people to get h
superstorm sandy has crippled that system. there is catastrophic damage to underground tracks and equipment. the mta says it is too early to tell whether full service will return and be fixed. millions of commuters use the system every day. commuters relied on buses, cars and cabs if you were lucky enough to find them. there was gridlock as bad as we have ever seen. look at a live shot of columbus circle south of central park on the west side. central park still remained closed. it has been...
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we begin with the latest on the aftermath of the superstorm hurricane ire hurricane sandy. most buses are up and running again and they are free of charge. but most of lower manhattan still has no power and temperatures are dipping into the 30s and 40s. >> and there are no heartbreaking picture as long the jersey shore barrier islands. houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at least 28 in new york. and close to 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> cnn has the entire disaster zone covered this morning. our correspondents spanned out across lower manhattan and all up and down the jersey shore. >> first, the economic capital of our country is slowly getting back to normal this morning even while facing extreme damage. power outages and people having to walk for hours just to get to work. meantime, another hospital lost generator power
we begin with the latest on the aftermath of the superstorm hurricane ire hurricane sandy. most buses are up and running again and they are free of charge. but most of lower manhattan still has no power and temperatures are dipping into the 30s and 40s. >> and there are no heartbreaking picture as long the jersey shore barrier islands. houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may...
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given what took place with that superstorm sandy? five days after the storm, polling station managers are working to make sure voting goes as smoothly as possible. but is that a difficult undertaking? joining me to explain what they're doing in connecticut, connect kick' secretary of state, denise merril, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i understand already in some portions of connecticut like greenwich, everything is working again. you have the polling stations in place. but then are there other areas in connecticut that were impacted by the storm where things are not up and running. the polling stations and power is not up and running? >> there are still a few that we're worried about, probably a handful at this points, but we've been in communication with all of the 169 towns where these elections are held. we don't have a county election system in connecticut, so that's a big challenging. but we're pretty confident we will have most of the polling places up and running and generators standing by if needed. >> so this mean
given what took place with that superstorm sandy? five days after the storm, polling station managers are working to make sure voting goes as smoothly as possible. but is that a difficult undertaking? joining me to explain what they're doing in connecticut, connect kick' secretary of state, denise merril, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i understand already in some portions of connecticut like greenwich, everything is working again. you have the polling stations in place....
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be healthy. >>> and we have an update to breaking news for you this morning as superstorm sandy moves inland from the east coast. this morning we're seeing flooding, fires and levees breaking as much of the east coast waking up without power and public transportation. as of this morning, at least 16 people have lost their lives. we also have a team in place this morning with a look at how the storm is affecting the entire country. meteorologist christina loren tracking the weather, stephanie traung looking at flight cancellations but we begin with marla tellez with the latest developments on the east coast. >> reporter: good morning. we want to show you two different perspectives of sandy, her wrath and her aftermath. sandy has moved west away from the eastern seaboard and is making her presence known in northeast ohio. this right here is cleveland where the wind is more the problem than the rain. rough water is battering the waterfront of lake erie this morning. there are power outages and flight delays. cleveland airport not immune to sandy. now a look at what sandy left behind in o
be healthy. >>> and we have an update to breaking news for you this morning as superstorm sandy moves inland from the east coast. this morning we're seeing flooding, fires and levees breaking as much of the east coast waking up without power and public transportation. as of this morning, at least 16 people have lost their lives. we also have a team in place this morning with a look at how the storm is affecting the entire country. meteorologist christina loren tracking the weather,...
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right now we are in the aftermath period of this superstorm, sandy. how do you feel in terms of dealing with the aftermath, describing those explosions, these ongoing worries. before we get to rebuilding, rescuing people, taking care of continuing damage right now. how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say that i think his response has been terrific, really. and it's been coordinated, unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard, you know, governor christie, who's a republican, with president obama, working together. and that's how it's been, from the president to the governor, all the way down to the county and the towns. so one of the things that i did today, in fact, i was just on the phone before i came in here, was talk to fema about trying to get an office and a staff person in various parts of the district that i viewed today, and they're working on it
right now we are in the aftermath period of this superstorm, sandy. how do you feel in terms of dealing with the aftermath, describing those explosions, these ongoing worries. before we get to rebuilding, rescuing people, taking care of continuing damage right now. how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say...
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superstorm sandy is winding down, but the effects linger. i'm larry kudlow, this is a special edition of "the kudlow report." sandy, the road to recovery. >> while sandy is almost gone, she's not forgotten, as the east coast starts the healing process. >> in sandy's wake, towns destroyed. homes under water. millions without power. but today, wall street is back to business, and the pivotal election is just days away. tonight, cnbc assesses the damage and looks ahead to rebuilding. sandy, road to recovery, a special edition of "the kudlow report." >>> here's what we know two days after the killer storm called sandy hit the northeast. u.s. death toll is now at least 64. a second new york city hospital, bellevue, has been evacuated because of power and flooding issues. >> lower manhattan still a crippled zone. the markets were able to open today, but there's still flooding damage down there and also very dark streets. >> so in the metropolitan area, the recovery is a struggle. the availability of electricity to run the traffic lights, pump the
superstorm sandy is winding down, but the effects linger. i'm larry kudlow, this is a special edition of "the kudlow report." sandy, the road to recovery. >> while sandy is almost gone, she's not forgotten, as the east coast starts the healing process. >> in sandy's wake, towns destroyed. homes under water. millions without power. but today, wall street is back to business, and the pivotal election is just days away. tonight, cnbc assesses the damage and looks ahead to...
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. >> governor andrew cuomo making clear that america will see more superstorms like sandy. michael bloomberg saying the same thing. >> i think it has got ten worse. we are in big trouble and in congress whether or not there is global warming. >> the people the majority of americans believe we have climate problems. >> could it just be a global weather thing that may have happened 500 years ago you get pockets of this and we don't have the records to back that up? >> could it be that? >> i will answer the way that mayor block bergomberg answeredy he did today. yeah, what if you were wrong. we weren't prepared. how many times do we have to get punched in the face before we realize that somebody some pupching us in the face. >> chad, is this global warming is there any other explanation? >> it is the prime suspect. i don't have another one. the rain drops the moisture can get on the drops and get bigger, but i think probably sandy would have existed without global warming. the one degree warmer probably made the strong 10% stronger. if you double twind speed from 0 to 40 miles
. >> governor andrew cuomo making clear that america will see more superstorms like sandy. michael bloomberg saying the same thing. >> i think it has got ten worse. we are in big trouble and in congress whether or not there is global warming. >> the people the majority of americans believe we have climate problems. >> could it just be a global weather thing that may have happened 500 years ago you get pockets of this and we don't have the records to back that up?...
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look at how destructive superstorm sandy was. this was a dock that completely demolished, that showed you how strong the wind and the waves were in this area. there was a mandatory evacuation order for this area, but clearly some residents say they wanted to ride out the storm and this homeowner stayed inside during the entire time and they say they watched the waves come up and bang into their home. they saw parts of the dock bang into their porch right here as well as a house boat basically collide, causing this trail of destruction. you can see pieces of their home on their lawn, and obviously just a trail of debris here. this is a scene a lot of residents are coming back to as they try to pick up the pieces. now if you look across the street, where the dock ended up or at least a portion of it, in somebody's driveway, you could also see an uprooted tree, downed power lines and if you look at the end of the street, that is where a houseboat ended up, and washed ashore, so clearly a very devastating scene here for a lot of resi
look at how destructive superstorm sandy was. this was a dock that completely demolished, that showed you how strong the wind and the waves were in this area. there was a mandatory evacuation order for this area, but clearly some residents say they wanted to ride out the storm and this homeowner stayed inside during the entire time and they say they watched the waves come up and bang into their home. they saw parts of the dock bang into their porch right here as well as a house boat basically...
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we're going to have an update in the wake of superstorm sandy coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >>> back now on fox 5 morning news. we are bringing you live pictures from northwest washington. you see here a big tree toppled over. this is at wisconsin avenue and porter street. it's taken some power lines down with it. so you may be having power problems in that neighborhood. >>> man, check out this dramatic scene. this is in silver spring. last night sandy was really pounding the area. i have a little bit more on this because these happen to be friends of mine, fred and e71 out in silver spring. fred wrote me and said this happened about 6:00, so the tree came down from the roots. it went all the way across to the other side. of course it landed on live wires and then it fell on the truck and in about 15 minutes the front end of that truck was just in flames. because of the live wires and all that, it took about an hour for the fire to be put out. that's too bad. >> wow! >> terrible. >> they're okay, no injuries. >> they're okay. they have kids and they'
we're going to have an update in the wake of superstorm sandy coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >>> back now on fox 5 morning news. we are bringing you live pictures from northwest washington. you see here a big tree toppled over. this is at wisconsin avenue and porter street. it's taken some power lines down with it. so you may be having power problems in that neighborhood. >>> man, check out this dramatic scene. this is in silver spring. last...
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if you look at the map the areas that are not green have been impacted by superstorm sandy when it comes to power outages. deb feyerick was talking about the new york city area. the darker the color the higher number of people without power. new york you move down to the state of new jersey, incredibly hard hit along the shoreline. we know new york and new jersey likely to go democratic. let's walk over to the state of pennsylvania and look at this, you see this down here, let me help you understand this chart a little bit. i'm going to pop it out and this explains the darker the color the higher the number of people without power so as we come back to the state of pennsylvania i want to show you something. if you look it's obvious to the naked eye in this area here is where you see more people without power, scranton a lentown, reading, down here in philadelphia and the suburbs, about 100,000, maybe a little more than that out of power in philadelphia and montgomery and bucks county alone. let's look at how they voted in the last election. if the problems persist right there that tells
if you look at the map the areas that are not green have been impacted by superstorm sandy when it comes to power outages. deb feyerick was talking about the new york city area. the darker the color the higher number of people without power. new york you move down to the state of new jersey, incredibly hard hit along the shoreline. we know new york and new jersey likely to go democratic. let's walk over to the state of pennsylvania and look at this, you see this down here, let me help you...
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. >>> tallying up the damage from superstorm sandy, cnbc's jackie deangeles is here with what's moving your money and even the initial numbers are staggering. >> reporter: that's exactly right. ihs global insight saying the superstorm could end up costing about $20 billion in property damage and $30 billion in lost business and those figures could be elevated when you account for flood damage as well. a lot of people don't have extra insurance for floods. meantime longer term the storm may not pack as much of a punch. some economists are saying slightly lower growth in the coming weeks will be offset by rebuilding and repair as we see a boom later on. keep in mind that some are going to be hurt more than others. for instance, restaurants. say you lost a few days of business, you probably aren't going to see a later benefit, chris. >> speaking of billions, george lucas is already in the, shall we say, filthy rich category but now i guess you could say he's about to become obsceny rich. >> reporter: sci-fi in other words ev-- nerds everywhere are excited. lucas will become disney's secon
. >>> tallying up the damage from superstorm sandy, cnbc's jackie deangeles is here with what's moving your money and even the initial numbers are staggering. >> reporter: that's exactly right. ihs global insight saying the superstorm could end up costing about $20 billion in property damage and $30 billion in lost business and those figures could be elevated when you account for flood damage as well. a lot of people don't have extra insurance for floods. meantime longer term the...
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superstorm sandy hit and you feel that momentum gone and what you are seeing is barack obama is commander in chief. talking to the red cross. working with the army corps of engineers. so the president's handled all this this in a very astute way. it's lyndon johnson did a good job of hurricane betsy in 1975 and george w. bush was awful during hurricane katrina because he seemed cold, callous and indifferent. >> what do you make of the closeness of all of this to the election, as well? the time line, the time line. >> it's a bizarre event. in 1992, with hurricane andrew with george herbert walker bush beat up by democrats for not responding properly to that florida hurricane but that took place in august so people -- there's always some fallout. right now this is so close to the election there's not a downside for president obama. the complaints coming from the greater new york area will be in about two or three weeks with problems of mold or fema didn't do something correctly or the army corps arguing. but the president doesn't have to deal with that because they're in emergency mode and
superstorm sandy hit and you feel that momentum gone and what you are seeing is barack obama is commander in chief. talking to the red cross. working with the army corps of engineers. so the president's handled all this this in a very astute way. it's lyndon johnson did a good job of hurricane betsy in 1975 and george w. bush was awful during hurricane katrina because he seemed cold, callous and indifferent. >> what do you make of the closeness of all of this to the election, as well? the...